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Descent
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Descent (Japan)

PlayStation
🇯🇵
Reviewed in
1996
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✪ Reviewed on January 15, 2024
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A PS1 port of the pioneer Descent FPS with full rotation and mine exploration. Bold six degrees of freedom concept, but readability tough on TV and finicky pad handling. Better played on the original PC.

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Category
First-Person Shooter 1 player 12+
Description
Pioneering 3D FPS with total rotation and mine exploration gameplay.

Descent review

3/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Polished"
2/5
Music
★★★★★
"Decent"
2/5
Story
★★★★★
"Classic"
Gameplay
"Solid"
Fun
"Pleasant"
Addictiveness
"Light"
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Short"
Technical info
💾0,26 GB 📅26/01/1996
Published by Interplay

Descent (PS1) price, value & rarity

Notable
Q1 loose
 $11 Q6 complete
 $25 Q10 new
 $55 !
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Other versions
Descent
USA
12/03/1996
🇬🇧
Descent
Europe
01/05/1996
🇬🇧

Is Descent still worth playing in 2026?

A pioneer of six degrees of freedom shooting, Descent puts you piloting a ship through weightless mining mazes where up and down lose all meaning. The total freedom of movement, the labyrinthine exploration and the tension of fighting in the dark keep a strong identity. Motion sickness lurks for the sensitive and the console port suffers against the PC version. An atypical, memorable FPS for fans of three dimensional level design and rare spatial sensations.

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